{"id":79685,"date":"2020-07-09T05:39:44","date_gmt":"2020-07-09T09:39:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/?p=79685"},"modified":"2020-07-04T07:24:10","modified_gmt":"2020-07-04T11:24:10","slug":"cfp-journal-of-science-fiction-special-issue-on-middle-eastern-science-fiction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2020\/07\/cfp-journal-of-science-fiction-special-issue-on-middle-eastern-science-fiction.html","title":{"rendered":"#CFP Journal of Science Fiction Special Issue on Middle Eastern Science Fiction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Scholastic engagement with genres and texts of science fiction across various regions and cultures around the world has grown significantly over the last decade. In an effort to expand this ongoing study, the MOSF Journal of Science Fiction<\/em> is accepting submissions for a special issue on Middle Eastern science fiction to be released in the winter of 2020.<\/p>\n

With this issue, we aim to become a gathering place of current topics, trends, and themes in the field of Middle Eastern science fiction. We are seeking academic articles of 5,000 to 8,000 words, short reflection pieces of 500 to 1,000 words, and book reviews of 500-750 words by August 22nd, 2020<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

We welcome submissions focused on any and all aspects of Middle Eastern science fiction, and we are especially interested in works that offer insight into (but are not limited to) the following:<\/p>\n

\u2013 Literary history of Middle Eastern science fiction<\/p>\n

\u2013 Histories and\/or critiques of colonization, imperialism, dispossession, war<\/p>\n

\u2013 The connections between science fiction and religion<\/p>\n

\u2013 Migration themes in Middle Eastern science fiction<\/p>\n

\u2013 Discussions of genocide and apartheid<\/p>\n

\u2013 Connections to diasporic futurisms<\/p>\n

\u2013 Political discourse surrounding Islamophobia<\/p>\n

\u2013 Critical engagement with race and ethnicity<\/p>\n

\u2013 Engagement with post-colonial, feminist, queer, and disability theories<\/p>\n

\u2013 Non-Fiction<\/p>\n

\u2013 Artwork<\/p>\n

\u2013 Music<\/p>\n

\u2013 Book Reviews<\/p>\n

\u2013 Interviews<\/p>\n

Special consideration will be given to essays addressing literature, theory, and contemporary texts and trends.<\/em><\/p>\n

Please submit completed essays through the MOSF\u00a0Journal of Science Fiction<\/em>\u00a0website,\u00a0http:\/\/publish.lib.umd.edu\/scifi\/index<\/a>.\u00a0To submit your work, click \u201cAbout\u201d > \u201cSubmissions: Online Submissions\u201d, create an account, and follow the submission prompts.<\/em><\/p>\n

OR<\/strong><\/p>\n

Email to: aisha.matthews@museumofsciencefiction.org <\/a><\/p>\n

Remember to include the following as separate documents:<\/p>\n

1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Your demographic information (can be contained in email)<\/p>\n